Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-12
A WATER SPOUT
CAUSES DAMAGE TO A RAILROAD IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Sentences Commuted-The 0dd-Fellows =
The Episcopal convention-1m'
portant Railroad Decisions
General Notes.
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commit an assault. His trial is set for
tomorrow.
Yesterday, near Burton's crossing, on
The Raleigh and CASTOR railroad, six
miles this side of Weldon, there was a
water.spout which caused such a flood
that large tract of land near the rail-
way was submerged. Last night part
of the railway embankment there gave
way. This morning the damage was
repaired and trains are running on
regular schedule.
The State Shell-Fish Commission,
composed of Israel Watson, of Hyde !;
w. J. Griffin, of Pasquotank, and w.
l.. Caho, of Pamlico, met at Elizabeth
City to-day for the purpose of organ
iziDg and consulting about future ope-
rations.
oDD-FELLOws.
This morning the Grand Lodge OF
Odd-Fellows again met. Grand Master
Edwards welcomed the members Of the
Grand Lodge to Raleigh. The re-
spouse was made by Grand Chaplain
J. H. Gordon. 1t was decided that the
next meeting of the Grand Lodge
should be at Greensboro the second
Tuesday in next May. This afternoon
the Grand Lodge paid an official visit to
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institu-
ton. This evening the Grand Encamp-
| ment met and elected officers for the
ensuing year, as follows: Grand Patri-
arch, w. T. Mabry, OF Raleigh Grand
High Priest, r.. b. Kerner Grand
Senior Warden, j. w. Hayes; Grand
Scribe and Treasurer, Thomas w.
Blake; Grand Junior Warden, David
ROsenthal.
The Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows of
North Carolina elected the following
officers tonight: G.. NJ, W. A. Bob
bitt, of Oxford d. G. NJ, Rev. J. II.
Gordon, of Wilson G.. W., DR.. J. II.
Pool, of South Mills G.. s., b. H.
WoodelI, of Raleigh &. T., r. j.
Jones, of Wilmington Grand Repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
c. b. Edwards, of Raleigh.
The Grand Master appointed the fol-
lowing officers G. W.. n. II. Richard
son, of Smithfeld; G.. c., w. L. West,
Of Hamilton G.. g., Jonathan White,
of Greensville G. H., Il. L. b. Glenn,
of Fayetteville G.. c., Rev. A. II.
Stubs, of Greensboro.
COMMITTED.
To-day Governor Scales commuted
the sentence OF Monroe Chapman, of
Cleveland county, to imprisonment for
life in the penitentiary. Chapman is
the negro who at the last term of the
Cleveland Court was convicted of burn
ing a dwelling-house and sentenced
to be hanged June 9Th. 1t was shown
in the evidence that he committed the
crime for bride of one dollar. The
petition for executive clemency set
forth that Chapman is semi-idiotic.
Chief-of-Police Heart, of this city.
received a telegram from the chief OF
police of Baltimore, informing him
that Leroy g. Bagley was drowned
there this morning, and that the latter
WAS said to be from this city. He
asked what disposition should be made
of the body. Bagley was a brother of
the late William H. Bagley, clerk of
the Supreme Court, and fled the State
some years ago under a cloud.
Some days ago a negro was arrested
and locked up in the station.hOuse at
Warm Springs for drunkenness and
resisting an officer. Some of the ne
gros white friends made threats
against the officer and swore they
would release the negro They kept
their promise, attacked the station
house. forced it. and released the
negro. Sheriff Chandler has summon
ed large posse to arrest the men con
cerned, who are named Houston,
Goode, Rollins, and Saunders.
DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court has filed a deci-
sion in the suit of John l.. Mcdowell
against the Massachusetts, and South
ern Construction Company and others.
The case came from Rutherford coun-
ty, and involves the validity of bonds
OF that county to the amount OF hun
bred thousand dollars, the question of
the issue of which was submitted to
popular vote. The plaintiff sought to
have the election, which was in favor
of the subscription, declared null and
void, and to restrain the county com
missioner from issuing said bonds and
from levying taxes to pay the interest
thereon. Judge Avery at chambers
refused to grant the injunction.
The Supreme Court overruled Judge
Avery and held that the injunction
should have been granted and con-
tinued until the case is finally heard in
the Superior Court. The subscription
was to the capital stock OF the Ruther-
ford Railway Construction Company,
and the bonds have already been issued
thereto. The case is of great import
ance and Of intense interest.
The Supreme Court has decided in
the case of Goforth against the COM
missioners OF Cleveland county that the
injunction asked for to restrain the
commissioners from issuing $4,000 in
bonds TO pay for the subscription to
the railroad from the Atlanta Airline
road to Shelby should have been
granted by Judge McRae.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
of the diocese of North Carolina met in
the Church of the Good Shepherd, this
city, at II o'clock this morning. 1t was
called to order by Right Rev. Theodore
b. Lyman. ID. D., bishop of the do
cese. The convention sermon was
preached by Rev. II. w. Robinson.
This afternoon there was woman's
missionary meeting at Christ church.
This evening Rev. w. NJ. Clark
preached at the Church of the Good
Shepherd. The convention will be in
session until Sunday. The attendance
is large. The diocese embraces all the
State from Goldsboro' west Rev. Gil
bert Higgs, of Wairenton, is secretary
of the body.
Rev. Aristides s. Smith, of Scotland
Neck, was elected president of the con-
vention. Rev. Gilbert Higgs was re-
elected secretary. w. L. Picard, of
Jackson, northampton county, was or
dained to the Diaconate.
CURRENT NEWS.
The Walter Bingham matter is re-
yived somewhat by hints that that
famous criminal is in Arkansas. No |
one here knows anything about him.
His family strenuously denies any |
knowledge and mourns him as dead.